(Reuters) – Meta Platforms said on Thursday it has partnered with film director James Cameron’s technology venture Lightstorm Vision to enhance the creation of 3D entertainment, including live sports, concerts and TV series, for the Meta Quest. The Quest headset will be Lightstorm Vision’s exclusive mixed reality hardware platform, the Facebook-parent said. The partnership underscores…
By Andy Sullivan, David Morgan and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -Billionaire Elon Musk and former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy met on Thursday with Republican lawmakers whose support they will need to win the sweeping spending cuts that President-elect Donald Trump has asked them to find. Trump has named two entrepreneurs to a task force that aims…
(Reuters) -President-elect Donald Trump met with the chief executives of U.S. drugmakers Pfizer and Eli Lilly as well as industry lobbying group PhRMA on Wednesday night, Axios reported on Thursday. Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the United States’ top health agency, was also present at the meeting, according to the…
(Reuters) -Dollar General warned on Thursday profit margins would be pressured in the holiday quarter due to higher promotions and discounts as shoppers stuck to buying more essentials like groceries, sending its shares down as much as 5%. A shorter 26-day period between Thanksgiving and Christmas, coupled with frugal consumer spending, has pushed U.S. retailers…
By Fadimata Kontao, Portia Crowe and David Lewis BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali, one of Africa’s biggest gold producers, has issued an arrest warrant for Barrick Gold Chief Executive Mark Bristow, a warrant document seen on Thursday by Reuters showed, escalating a dispute with the Canadian mining company. The West African country’s junta-led government is seeking more…
